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The Newest Pledge

Comedy

A hard-partying fraternity decides to pledge a baby that they find on their doorstep the morning after their most decadent party of the semester. Through the hilarious hurdles that the Omegas endure raising this baby, their rival fraternity, Phi Tau, learns of their pledge plan. In order for Phi Tau to stay as the number one fraternity on campus, they’ll do whatever they can to ruin this newest pledge’s chances of a frat life.

Danny Bhoy: Subject to Change

Comedy

Recorded live in Montreal, this is the much-awaited North American debut of Scottish comedy sensation Danny Bhoy. Audiences around the world have been enraptured by Danny's unique brand of storytelling and some of the finest observational comedy in the world today.

CBGB

Comedy

CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.

Piranha DD

Comedy

After the terror unleashed on Lake Victoria in Piranha 3D, the pre-historic school of blood thirsty piranhas is back. This time, no one is safe from the flesh-eating fish as they sink their razor-sharp teeth into the visitors of the summer's best attraction, The Big Wet Water Park. Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future Franchise), reprising his role as the eccentric piranha expert, along with survivor Paul Scheer (The League), are back for more fish frenzy. David Hasselhoff trades in the sandy beaches of Baywatch to be a celebrity lifeguard at the racy water park. Prepare for double the terror, double the action, and double the D's in this sequel.

Twentieth Century

Comedy

After finding her working as a department store salesclerk, Broadway producer Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) makes Lily Garland (Carole Lombard) a star. The two fall deeply in love, only to have their temperamental and demanding personalities eventually drive them apart, sending Lily to Hollywood where she takes the town by storm. Without Lily, Oscar's career languishes. So when he finds they are both on board the Twentieth Century Limited bound for New York, Oscar sets out to convince her to star in a new show that he's sure will put him back on top. Despite the pressure, Lily refuses to yield, until an accident that leaves Oscar wounded gains both her sympathy and her consent.

Dinner At Eight

Comedy

Scandal and intrigue abound as a social climbing woman and her husband host a party of New York's elite.

So Fine

Comedy

Blood proves thicker than Velcro in this screwball comedy, as a young college professor is forced to leave academia for the cutting rooms of Seventh Avenue to save the faltering family dress firm. Along the way, he creates a new craze in designer jeans, succumbs to a sultry Italian soprano and becomes the target of a jealous Mafiosi. But somehow everything will turn out So Fine.

The Death of Stalin

Comedy

Proclaimed “the funniest political comedy of the year” (The Daily Beast), The Death of Stalin delivers a brutally executed parody of Cold War Russia. When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, his hapless inner circle scrambles to come up with the next evolution of the revolution – but it’s clear everyone is really out for themselves. Written and directed by Emmy® Award winning and Oscar® nominated Armando Iannucci, Rolling Stone calls the film a “brilliant satire from a crack ensemble” (including Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Andrea Riseborough and Michael Palin). Proof that comedy, like politics, is all in the execution.

Duck Soup

Comedy

A pointed political satire, Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino (Louis Calhern). The film contains many of the Brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand, a masterpiece of slow burn; the Paul Revere parody; the "We're Going To War" number, a beautiful spoof of '30s musicals; the hilarious mirror scene; and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone from Woody Allen to Mad Magazine.

The Catered Affair

Comedy

When Jane Hurley tells her parents she's engaged to be married, they are overjoyed. But while Jane says she wants a simple ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley insist no expense be spared for The Catered Affair. Academy Award winners Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine star as the Hurleys, who are determined to impress their future in-laws and wow the neighborhood--even if it means spending everything they've saved for their future... even if it makes the bride (Debbie Reynolds) miserable over a lavish event she doesn't want. Based on the live-television play by multiple Academy Award winner Paddy Chayefsky and adapted by Gore Vidal.

I'll Be There

Comedy

An off-beat comedy about a former 80s pop star (Craig Ferguson) whose downward spiral is halted when he discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), the product of a weekend love affair.

Tommy and the Cool Mule

Comedy

Tommy Braxton's father goes to war and never returns, forcing Tommy to become the man of the house and support his mom and sister. Tommy makes a friend and finds a way to save his family's farm when he meets a new friend, Jackie A.—a talking mule. Against all odds, Tommy and Jackie A. triumph over the older bullies and their horses at the county stock fair in a spectacular show of resolve and determination that caps off a winning family adventure!

Aria

Comedy

10 of the world's greatest directors were commissioned to create short pieces based on the world's greatest opera music. Erotic, demented, funny, poignant, extravagant and outrageous, the result is breathtaking and totally unique.

Coming to Africa

Comedy

Adrian (Anwar Jamison), a philandering financial executive, has spent his entire life shunning Black consciousness and chasing corporate success. Adrian's brother, Buck (Khalil Kain), is an activist who routinely holds community meetings in his barber shop. After a perfect storm of disappointment and discrimination, Adrian finds himself in Ghana on an amusing adventure where he meets Akosua (Nana Ama McBrown) and finds nourishment for his soul.

Can't Stop the Music

Comedy

The first mammoth screen musical comedy smash of the eighties, a multi-million-dollar explosion of sound, spectacle and smash-hit music. "Can't Stop the Music" vibrates against the backdrop of two of the world's most exciting cities - New York and San Francisco, and has the pulsating presence of the innovative and controversial group Village People.

Jimmy Grimble

Comedy

Jimmy Grimble dreams of being a good footballer - if he was, life would be easy. He'd find a nice girl, wouldn't get bullied at school, and if he was really good, he may even be offered an apprenticeship with his team, City. But Jimmy is rubbish at football. One day however, things begin to change for Jimmy, he gets chosen to play for his school team and scores a magnificent goal he gains a confidence that touches and brightens the lives of those around him.

Crystal Fairy

Comedy

Michael Cera stars in a hilarious comedy about an obnoxious American and a girl named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffman) who take a hallucinogen on a trip through Chile.

The Phantom of the Open

Comedy

The Phantom of the Open follows Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

Mrs. Winterbourne

Comedy

This fast-paced comedy follows the story of eighteen-year-old Connie Doyle an expectant mother with no money and an uncertain future. In a screwball case of mistaken identity, a grieving Mrs. Winterbourne takes the girl to live with her in the stately Winterbourne mansion, believing she is the wife of her deceased son.

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Comedy

Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack) leads an all-star cast in this fast, fun and suspenseful story of a clever crime boss and the lost art of the heist. Michael Lynch (Spacey) is Dublin's most notorious criminal, known for brazen robberies that perplex the police and inspire his fellow working-class Northsiders. When he's not playing family man with his children and two wives, sisters Christine and Lisa, Lynch is busy plotting elaborate larcenies that are as much about style and showmanship as the loot involved! But when the one cop (Stephen Dillane, King Arthur) sharp enough to catch Lynch gets on his case, our fun-loving criminal gets a run for his money! Also featuring Colin Farrell (The Way Back) as Lynch's loyal sidekick—you're sure to get your money's worth from this highly original and endlessly entertaining movie treat!

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